28th Dec – 2nd Jan

Firstly, we certainly hope you enjoyed your Christmas week as much as we have! And secondly – we are CLOSED on the 1st Jan BUT we ARE OPENED on 2nd Jan (Saturday) as usual! So sleep in on Friday after you join us for GOOD TIMES NYE Party and dance with us on Saturday to kick start the new year!

MONDAY
Join Origins for a night of musical elements of syncopation, improvisation, rhythm, harmony and some personal interpretation! 9pm onwards @ Cafe

WEDNESDAY
It’s the night before the big night so come on down for some groovy Reggae with DJ Divine from 9pm @ Lounge or simply enjoy ambient tunes @ Space

THURSDAY
It’s THE night with Good Times giving you their best, not pulling their punches with the presence of a STELLAR CREW! We invite you to our blow out party with the brightest DJs and musicians on our tiny island, who take us dancing and partying and be merry. GOOD TIMES NYE @ Blu Jaz will be a feast of great music, great fun, great people in a great venue. It’s almost like a house party, but better! We’re pulling out all the stops for this New Years. We’re doing one better than last year, by calling back our favourite DJs and bands over the past year, and inviting fresh exciting ones especially for our celebration.

Come dressed up for the occasion or dressed down and laid back. Its your choice. We just feel its important to usher in the New Year right with your best friends!

Admission (level 1): FREE!
Admission (levels 2 & 3): $15 (with 1 free housepour)
Tickets on sale at Blu Jaz Cafe during opening hours from 1st Dec 2009.

FRIDAY - CLOSED!!!

SATURDAY
And it’s back to AYASCHOOL this Saturday – join this wonderful, talented, kick-a$$ pianist and her friends @ Cafe. From 9:30pm onwards.

Peace out, ya’ll

21st Dec – 26th Dec

Tis the week to share good food and laughter…. actually there is no right time to do that but it certainly seems more manageable now as the world slows down just a little for us to be with friends and family.

MONDAY
Join the Origins tonight for an evening of entertaining, fun loving musicians giving you nothin’ but good ole Jazz. From 9pm onwards @ Cafe

TUESDAY
For some mellow sounds and a smooth glass of Suntory, head on up to SPACE with Charles and the Suitcase. Visiting home from Australia, this band will be giving us a new sound. 8:30pm onwards

WEDNESDAY
If you’re feeling like some ska and rocksteady, the origins of Reggae, head on up to Lounge where DJ Divine gives you some tunes to bob along too. 9pm onwards

THURSDAY
Our doors are opened as usual for business and our staff will be here to greet you with smiles if you’re not spending the day at home. Join us for an intimate evening of good food and drinks @ Lounge or Space but the Jitterbugs Lindy Hoppers will be throwing a 1930s style Christmas Party, complete with outfits. So come on down and jam dance with us!

FRIDAY
Aya is going to be doing a 2 day special and only inviting the players – jazz players… It’s the lovely Maya on vox, Willy on bass and the very talented Mr Mohd Noor on drums. Keys are ruled by Aya, naturally. Tune in at 9:30pm @ Cafe.

Electric Presents for the Soul – thus spoke Chris, Mavis and Zhan… good friends from SMU making Lounge into a night of electronic and uplifting beats.

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SATURDAY
As promised, Aya Encore – but this time with Tony Mac on bass and watch out for those killer improv – when he gets into the mood, his bass churns out them notes like black magic…. Maya on vox, Mudh Noor on drums and Aya on keys. 9:30pm onwards

If you’re feeling the mood for some progressive and minimalist sounds, join Coup for a night of an eclectic range of E-music. 9:30pm onwards @ Lounge

Peace out, ya’ll

14th Dec – 19th Dec

It’s getting close to that time of year – you see it all over Orchard Road – the blinky lights celebrating the birth of Christ and, maybe, for the un-religious – a time to count our blessings – of family and friends – keeping it real. No matter how you choose to celebrate (or not) – there is no judgment. We’re just here, with open doors, a few more glasses of yummy beverages and scrumptious dishes….

WEDNESDAY
Grooveworks show their faces for the last time this year so bring down some gingerbread cookies and share them with these talented and dedicated musicians! Greg leads them with plenty of jazz aplomb, throwing in spirit, music, rhythm left right and center. 9pm onwards @ Cafe

Still not budging from that mental beach chair? DJ Divine spins a mean Reggae set on Wednesdays @ Lounge and he beckons all to the couch, head a-nodding and feet a-tapping. 9pm onwards.

THURSDAY
East Coast, West Coast, doesn’t matter what coast cos here in the corner fo Bali lane, we’re giving you the works – Swing Fling, complete with dance enthusiasts, DJ, costumes… if you’re shy, come on down to look for SING and she’ll be pleased to give you a pointer or two. Jitterbugs Swingapore is gearing up for the Christmas Swing on the 24th and we’re pleased to inform that it’s open doors to all. So come on down for a practice session this Thursday to strut and preen on the 24th! 8pm onwards

FRIDAY
It’s Greg’s Quartet courting us with some sweet sax sounds and some awesome improv. An all star jazz crew, if you enjoy the likes of Coltrane, Davis, you shouldn’t miss this Friday. 9:30pm @ Cafe

SATURDAY
Listen to the music of the moment, people, dance and sing. We’re just one big family. Even if it’s not pop we are tuned to, AYASCHOOL promises just that… join us for a night of magic… really. 9:30pm @ Cafe

Santa may only come once a year but the Beatz are there for you every month. This is  THE 09 Christmas Party you do not want to miss. We’ve had a cracking year so as 2009 comes to a close it’s time to dress up like maniacs, let our hair down and strut our stuff.

To get your bits moving Raeburn J will kick off with some great and classic house before Clark starts cranking up the tempo and dropping techno well into the early hours.

Tis the season to be jolly, so coalesce share the Soundscape vibe and get your fancy (dressed) ass on the dancefloor!

Lets party people.

Happy Christmas from 44Beatz and Blu Jaz

9pm onwards @ Lounge

Peace Out, Ya’ll

30th Nov – 5th Dec

A big howdy doody on this overcast Monday! If your glass is half full, you’d (as I am) be grateful for a chance to be decked up in those autumn and winter wear! A big thanks to Etracx and Trance Republic for some great tracks – with thanks to DJ Forno all the way from KL!  This week, we have artistes who will light up Blu Jaz with a bang, a boom and then some.

WEDNESDAY
Chill with Grooveworks @ Cafe with a glass or two of our special cocktails mixed up from our bar…  The musicians serve us cool sax and intricate rhythms from 9pm onwards.

THURSDAY
Bringing out Ella, Duke, Elliot… the big bands and the glamour of the 30s, it’s Swing Thursday! Jitterbugs Dance School and Blu Jaz presents Lindy Hop night where the dancing shoes are suddenly in abundant – if you’re shy, just approach Sing for that complimentary lesson! She is usually by the DJ conosle. 8pm onwards @ Cafe

FRIDAY
We have some very sexy sounds this Friday with Greg on sax, Rachma on keys, Willy on Bass and Darren Moore on drums – this is a stellar crew with gifts of magical sounds to give. 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe

Good Times rock out with us @ Lounge. Catch them for some superb funk, R&B, hip hop and electronic mixes…. and remember they will clear the dance floor for you signature moves. 9:30pm onwards @ Lounge

SATURDAY
It’s a busy night as NUS celebrates the end of their exams with us. From 6:30pm Quasimodo and Like a Band hold court for dinner sessions@ Cafe

And some R&B with jazz mix are in the menu order after 9:30pm @ Cafe. With Fendi on vox, Munir on guitar, Willy on bass and Floods on drums – it’s going to be some sweet sweet sounds.

Synq Crew takes on the decks @ Lounge from 9pm onwards and will deliver right to your feet some wicked electro mixes.

Peace out!

Quasimodo
http://www.myspace.com/quasimodotheband

Like A Band

26th Oct – 31st Oct

It’s the Halloween hype and a reason for party goers to indulge in shameless revelry but

mock not the eve of All Saint’s Day
be wary of the thinning of border
between the Live and the Dead, this day
protection of self
in form of images of spirits
you desire to dodge

TUESDAY

Calling all jazz junkies – Grooveworks gives you jazz-ma-taz for your mid week fix, head on up to SPACE for some live grooves. 9pm onwards.

WEDNESDAY

Grooveworks II presents jam session @ Cafe with a sound of smooth and cool. 9pm onwards

Join DJ Divine for our weekly Reggae session if you seek some tropical vibes and make like lounge lizzards while you let Jo Jo – our resident bartender- mix up a glass of your preferred brew. 9pm onwards @ LOUNGE

THURSDAY

ooh-wee, and slap on those socks and comfy shoes while you jump, slide, kick around with those Jitterbugs Lindy Hoppers @ Cafe. It’s a night of swing music for the dancers and the wannabes, while the rest of you get a taste of some darker magic with Danny, our favorite illusionist. Dance floor opens from 8:30pm and so does the roving entertainment

FRIDAY

For all who enjoy improv jazz and some killer saxaphone solos, don’t miss Greg Lyons Quartet this Friday. It’s a talented mix when Greg and friends play. 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe

Pushin’On pumps up the house with their brand of funk, soul, house. It’s almost guaranteed that your butt ain’t staying glued to those seats when they’re behind the decks. 9:30pm onwards @ LOUNGE

SATURDAY

So this is the night and Aya has something freaky planned out – it’s all in the air, she says. The line up kicks a55 with Mohd Noor on percussion, Casey Subramaniam (bass), both Aya and Christine Sham keys  – wonder if there’ll be a piano duel between the ladies. And these lovely peeps are all celebrating their birthdays with us, so join us ofr a night of mayhem. 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe

44 Beatz is throwing a party and that means you! Having fallen off various bandwagons we thought we’d hitch a ride on the… Halloween stage coach. Excuse the cheap mask and puerile green fonts all over the flyer. Pumpkins make good soup. There are no such things as ghosts, you live you die. Thats it. Don’t fear fictitious entities.

Trust in science, science can make you happy. Good music induces a feeling of well being. Believe the men in white coats.

The beatz will keep you safe from harm.

They kick off at 9pm, we’ll be pushing out electro, house n techno til the early hours. If you want to dress up don’t wear anything flammable Choose your mask with care, don’t hide behind one. See you on the dancefloor.

Music Transcends Boundaries – A SMU effort to raise funds for Operation Smile. 7pm – 10pm

Project Cleft is a not-for-profit student-initiated project, led by an independent team of Singapore Management University SMU) Undergraduates, which aims to bring awareness and attention to the plight of children with facial deformities, namely those who suffer from the Cleft Lip/Palates medical condition.

Our objectives are to promote student development through the Malay arts and raise publicity for our beneficiary, Operation Smile, through the sale and promotion of a new and exclusive Malay song album.

Bands performing just for you:
Pulse!
Good Friday
Dreamfall
UnderSiege

Special acoustic performance by:

Eddy Chua, from Singapore Idol 2009

So please, come on down to show your support to Project Cleft. Our exclusive albums will be sold at just $15 each!

Peace out!

6th April – 11th April

The oracle shall answer the question on everyone’s mind. The answer is YES. We are open this Friday with our resident band: The Greg Lyon’s Quartet.

We start the week off with our nocturnal 10 pc in its natural habitat, shaking the timbers and rattling the windows @ Cafe. They start from 9pm and will be bringing in groovy sounds for 2 sets

The band will be Andrew Lim on guitar, Casey Subramaniam on bass, Chris Oldman on drums, Anabel Chew on flute, Fabian Lim on alto sax, Tim O’Dwyer on baritone sax, Greg Lyons on tenor/soprano sax, Fredi Sonderegger on bass trombone, Leo Jeoh on tenor trombone and Dan Wong on trumpet and flugelhorn.

Lila Drums bring bits of Africa to us via a smashin’ Djembe session @ Cafe on the 9th April (thurs) night from 8pm – for those who would like to start off with an alternative week to this wonderful long weekend

Greg Lyon’s quartet woos us on Friday (10th April) with more smooth grooves with Greg on sax, Mei Sheum on organ, Casey Subramaniam on bass and Chris Oldman on drums. Sets start at 9:30pm @ Cafe

Mario Lopez and friends are bringing some latin jazz sounds to our cafe this Saturday (11th April) from 9:30pm. Join them for some wicked melodies and thumpin rhythms. Cafe.

Vocalise Artistes Management is giving us a night of music with a twist – featuring in house talents from their pop, rock and dance classes – these musicians will be  incorporating accoustic string instruments with rock music, creating some uptempo sonds. 9pm @ Lounge (2nd Flr) on Saturday

44 Beatz returns for their monthly sounds – April’s Soundscapes is a all about deep, funky, jazzy (obviously) tech house. They’ll take you on a journey through the rhythm’s of detroit, paris and london on a soulful and jazzy blend of works classic and recent. Joining Clark on the decks (and I can’t wait for this) is Raeburn J. Renowned for his deep, soulful funky and indeed Jazzy (theres that word again) sets. Its going to be one ‘goovy salad!’ (his words not mine). Time once again to bob your head and loose yourself to the beats.  See you on the dancefloor

Electronic Community Singapore

The right mix of minimal electronic house sound for your mind and feet! In line with an open minded party atmosphere for open minded electronic music lovers!

DJ of the Night:

DJ Xenon from Germany has been doing sound since 1991 in clubs, festivals and underground parties from Germany, Chile, France, Poland, Hungary to Croatia.  His music is a mixture of Groovy House and Minimal with sometimes a touch of Progressive.

From 2000 to 2007, he was broadcasting regularly at a free German radio station, Bermudafunk. As Xenon Projects, he has produced club music from 1998 – 2007, worked along with several artists on ambient/chillout projects and produced dancehall reggae tunes with artists from all over Europe.

To get a sense of his music, you can download a preview at :

http://rapidshare.com/files/172578438/ElectronicCommunitySingapore.rar.html

When: 10th Jan 2009
Where: Blu Jaz Lounge – 2nd Flr

Special Guests: LTJ Cook and the madmen 5 (India, Switzerland & Germany)

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